Game apparatus.



E. L. FREELAND.

GAME APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED mm; 1915.

Patented June 1, 1 915.

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till 1 citizen oil the United States residing New Yerlr, in the bounty of ew York end ttete of New loch, have invented certein new and useful Improvements in- Greme A psretus, ed which the following is e specifi.

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The invention releztes to en improvement in game "boards ceeistructed particularly with a. view :to providing for the playing of a base ball game, wherein the possible plat s simulate as nearly as possible the actual plays of s field game.

The main object out the present invention is the prcvision oft s game board in the use of which spinning element is employed to determine the cheructer of. plays, the play indications With which said ele ment cooperates including a. designation to denote e particular play by the team at but, the result of which play is determined by the succeeding designation indicated by the spinning element operated by the opposing or field team thereby more nearly siinulst ing the actual. field game than heretofore possible through the use of :1v game board of similar character.

In geuerel structure the game board which is arran ed to indicate e, playing field is printed to include two concentric spaces and a spinning element having of ditlerent lengths, one to cooperate with the outer space and the other with the inner space, the outer space being for use by the betting team and the inner space for use by the fielding team, the fielding teem, llOW- ever, playing only when the pointer for the outer space has indicated s certain play, and the operation of the spinner by the fielding team being simply for the purpose of indicating the result of that particular play by the batting tezun.

The invention will be described in the following specification, reference being had. particularly to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a, plan of the improved game board; Fig. is a perspective view showing one of the elements representing the players.

Inthe accompanying drawings, the improved game board, designated gencrellv by 1 involves a flat board of any. appropriate material having an edge Well 2, therebyoroviding' a simulation of the bell field and tfpeclilcettem 03? Letters retest.

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the usuel. fence surrcuru'liug the same. The usual diamond is marked out on the field, hese indications 3 being formed by suitable apertures l whiclrexteud through or e .suitable distance the board. The usual feul lines 5 ere provided, and beyond the foul line et the position usually occupied thereby ll provide a series of alined spertil-res l3 representing the home bench and e similar position between the general locu tions of the home plate and third base, I arrange another -21liued series of apertures 7 representing the bench for the visiting players.

The olevers represented by elements 8, which include stems .7 and let disltheads 10, the stems being'ot a size to cooperate with the apertures described and the disks bearing 111301! their upper surface suitable distinguishing date, as uumbersnumes, posltionsor the like, there being preferably included with each ot player. pegs one which will. be known es'menager and so desigimted on the disk head.

The salient and importzu'it feature of the present invention is the provision of means whereby the respective plays ere indicated. This consists in err-engine, two concentric parallel SplUBS l l end. 12 preterebly, though not necessarily, within the space included by the buses, that is Within the base lines. The outer space ll. is, as indicated on the present board. divided by sseries of radial lines to provide dill'erentlv sized spaces 13 lmreinu'lter termed play indicating spaces. 'lhese spaces hear indicating date erbitrarily selected in accordance with the game, for example. such spares will include strike, bull, stolen base out on base, passed bell, louh foul out. in addition to the play indicating specs-s llllBlG is provided in the outer annular splices two or more, sired, spares Il-l labeled opponent plays. "lbese ure the essence ol the game in its use with this particular boar-d and will inultcr more particularly referred to. The inner annular space 12 is also divided by a series redial lines to provide play indicating spaces 15, these splices bcii'ig, however, labeled or n'rulacefl to indicate plays resulte'ut from u batted bell, for example, double-play, lmuusruu, out, basehit, sucri fice, error. l'lotetebly supported centrally oi? the concentric annular spaces 1l-l2 is an imlicuting pointer 16, which pointer is mounted to present ends 17 and 18 of unbe here- One end. of the field is preferably in-.

closed by the provision of an inner wall 19 on which is secured a scoring or top section 20, the inner wall constituting in effect the fence effect for the field purpose. The section 20 is formed at appropriate points with apertures 21 to receive pegs 22, the apertures being arranged to indicate balls, outs,

determine strikes and runs, so that an accurate score of the particula r inning may be kept.

In outlining the board for playing purposes the respective teanis are arranged on their benches, in batting order, and as the visiting team usually is first at bat,.such order may be followed or any selected to which team shall be first at bat. Having determined, the first batter is placed in the aperture at homefplate and the player representing that side spins the pointer. He however, is governed only by the long arm, that is by the play indicating spaces in the outer annular space. The disposition of the particular batter is in accordance with such indicating plays, as for example, if three strikes or four balls are indicated in succession the batter is out, or takeshis base in accordance with the usual rules. If during the plays or spinning of the pointer it should indicate opponent plays, this in the particular feature of the present invention is intended to indicate that the ball has beenhit by the batter.

N ow the fielding or opposing-team has control of the pointer and the player representing that team spins the pointer to determine the result of such batted ball. In this use, however, the play is determined by the inner play indicating space and noted by concentric annular sections the shorter end of the pointer. From the spaces in the inner annular space, it Will be readily seen that practically all possible plays of a batted ball may be had. The game continues in accordance with the usual base ball rules, until each of the teams have had the usual or any predetermined number of innings. I

The particular feature wherein the present game board differs from another of a previous nature, is the utilization of an indicated play by one side as a means for causing the other or opponent side to determine the, result of that play.

If desired, an individual score board may be provided in which the names of the players, the names of the playing teams, and the usual score for the players and teams indicated by removable members constructed in any preferred or desired manner.

What is claimed is: v

A game board arranged to simulate a ball-field, said board being marked with divided 'by radial lines to indicate play controlling spaces, the spaces of the inner section indicating plays by the fielding team, the spaces of the outer section indicating plays for the batting team, and including one or more spaces which indicate a definite play by the batting team and also indicate that the next play is by the fielding team and a pivoted pointer having two sections of different lengths to cooperate with the respective annularisections, whereby when the longer section of the pointer indicates the particular spaces in the outer annular section referred to, the following play is'by the fielding team through the shorter section of the pointer cooperating with the spaces of the inner annu'lar section.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EARLE L. FREELAND.

\Vitnesses:

JAMES L. FREELAND, LEOPOLD RING. 

